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Rare Photos Reveal Elusive Jaguar Cubs on Oil Plantation

For the first time, cameras have documented wild jaguars with cubs in an oil palm plantation in Colombia, a conservation organization announced today (June 6). This is significant for conservationists who hope to protect the wild cats' populations because it indicates jaguars are willing to enter the plantations, which can...

Six Adorable Exotic Kittens Born at Scottish Zoo

Six rare kittens were recently born at a Scottish zoo, and hidden cameras caught the creatures' first steps outside their nest box. The baby Pallas's cats somewhat resemble Persian cats, though they are more suited for the high plateaus and mountainous parts of central Asia than a litter box. The...

FORTALEZA, Brazil Ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon are threatening to poison jaguars and pumas attacking their livestock, after the elusive big cats' habitat was destroyed by a nearby dam. The farmers in Rondônia state say the big cats have invaded their properties since construction began on Jirau dam, one of...

Photos: Elusive Jaguars Take Center Stage

El Jefe (Image credit: Conservation CATalyst & the Center for Biological Diversity)El Jefe, the only known jaguar in the United States, has been in southern Arizona for at least three years. The male jaguar dispersed from the nearest jaguar breeding population in Mexico's Sonora state and has made his territory...

Photo: Jaguars Get Bloody Valentines

For jaguars, a heart-shaped box of chocolates won't suffice on Valentine's Day. But a heart-shaped block of frozen blood will certainly do. That's exactly the kind of valentine five-year-old jaguar mom Nindiri and her two 10-month-old cubs, Tikal and Maderas, were treated to this week at the San Diego Zoo....

Arizona's Only Jaguar Prowls a Difficult, But Hopeful, Path

On video, the United States' only jaguar is a graceful presence. He pads through the forest of Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains, sunlight dappling his spotted coat. The phrase charismatic megafauna never seemed so apt. After the release of this jaguar video by two conservation organizations in early February, El Jefe...

Jaguar Cub Finally Sets Paws Outside

A young male jaguar peeks at the outdoors as his mother stands by in this photo released yesterday (June 19) by the San Diego Zoo. At more than a month old, the male and female jaguar cubs born to mother Nindiri are ready to spend some time in their large...

Record Jaguar Number Counted in Rainforest

A record number of jaguars have been identified in one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes. Using technology first adapted to identify tigers by stripe patterns, researchers for the Wildlife Conservation Society have identified 19 individual jaguars by spot patterns in the rainforests of Bolivia, a record number for...

New 'Jaguar' Catfish Found in Amazon

In a previously unexplored area of the Amazon rain forest, scientists have discovered a new species of catfish swimming in a tributary to the great Amazon River. The fish was found during a series of expeditions to explore the biodiversity of the rain forests of the northern margin of the...